Read the latest RTA financial and project status report – September 2024
RTA Project Status – Through August 10 Projects in design 83 Under construction/implementation 51 Total number completed 978 RTA Financial Status – Through August Funds expended to date $1.58 B 971 RTA projects completed, including: Over 65% of all the RTA plan improvements to date (since 2006) are within the … Read more »
Here’s the latest on ongoing and upcoming RTA projects
Curious about what Regional Transportation Authority projects are in the construction pipeline? To bring you up to speed, here’s a quick rundown of where projects in the voter-approved 2006 RTA plan stand. “We’ve had a busy summer and have seen lots of progress on our projects as we anticipate a … Read more »
RTA funds alternative mode options that help reduce carbon emissions
We often talk about the Regional Transportation Authority plan (RTA) as a way to reduce regional congestion, improve mobility, and make it easier for us to move through the community. All that’s true. At the same time, RTA programs and funding also support carbon emission reductions. This is possible because … Read more »
Results of the annual bike count are in
Pima Association of Governments and staff from PAG member jurisdictions partnered with teams of community volunteers last October to complete the annual bicycle and pedestrian count in the greater Tucson region. This annual count helps transportation planners throughout the region by highlighting user patterns, trends and issues. Examples include tracking … Read more »
RTA financial and project status report – June 2024
RTA Project Status – Through April 30 Projects in design 80 Under construction/implementation 51 Total number completed 971 RTA Financial Status – Through April Funds expended to date $1.58 B 971 RTA projects completed, including: Over 65% of all the RTA plan improvements to date (since 2006) are within the … Read more »
Public can still take regional transportation survey
Share your transportation priorities through July 18 in Pima Association of Governments’ (PAG) “Shape Your Transportation Future” survey. The survey gives the public a chance to provide input on what transportation improvements are most desired and where limited transportation dollars should be spent over the next 30 years. Results from … Read more »
RTA announces first recipient of Spirit of Regionalism Award
Brian Keeley, a former member of the Regional Transportation Authority’s Citizens’ AdvisoryCommittee for RTA Next, is the first recipient of the RTA’s new Spirit of Regionalism Award.The RTA established the award to recognize and honor individuals who exemplify the spirit ofregional collaboration through extraordinary leadership and dedication to advancinginitiatives that … Read more »
RTA’s MainStreet program assists businesses during transportation construction projects
When initial work on the Broadway Boulevard, Euclid Avenue to Country Club, project started several years ago, Donna Smith, a new business owner at the time, felt a sense of dread. By the time construction for the now-completed project kicked off in February 2020, Smith had only recently bought the … Read more »
PAG transportation survey is live, take it today to ‘Shape Your Transportation Future’
What are your transportation priorities? You can share them today in a brief regional transportation survey. Pima Association of Governments (PAG), the greater Tucson region’s metropolitan planning organization, is seeking input on your project priorities and how funding resources should be spent over the next 30 years. Survey results will … Read more »
New RTA brochure lets public see progress, successes
Track all the progress and successes of the voter-approved Regional Transportation Authority plan in the latest Our Mobility update. As the RTA plan enters its 19th year, the community can see how the investment of nearly $1.6 billion into transportation improvements has resulted in project delivery across the greater Tucson … Read more »